Glass bake oven ware lifter



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United States Patent 2,843,415 GLASS BAKE OVEN WARE LIFTER Vearl E.Jacobs, Tulsa, Okla. Application August 16, 1956, Serial No. 604,479 1Claim. (Cl. 294-31) The present invention relates generally to kitchenappliances and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, novel means for safely gripping and lifting hotcasseroles and other bake dishes of various sizes and shapes.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a safety lifterof the aforementioned character comprising a handle including removableand replaceable grips having novel securing means.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a safety lifter of thecharacter set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction,strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, of lightweight, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at lowcost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lifter constructed in accordancewith the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation, showing the device in use withportions broken away in section;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a detail view in side elevation of one of the grips withportions broken away; and

Figures 5 and 6 are detail views taken substantially upon the planeindicated by the section lines 5-5 and 6-6 respectively of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pairof spaced, opposed, substantially semi-circular jaws of suitable wirewhich are designated generally by reference character 5. The jaws 5 arehingedly or pivotally connected at one end by a sheet metal link orhinge 6.

The jaws 5 are adapted to receive and firmly grip therebetween the topor rim portion 7 of a bake dish 8, for instance. Toward this end, eachjaw 5 is formed from a single length of wire bent upon itself at anintermediate point to provide a bight portion 9 which is journaled inthe link or hinge 6. Each jaw 5 further includes vertically spacedparallel legs 10 for the reception of the rim and lifting tabs of thebowl 8 therebetween.

The device further includes a handle which is designated generally byreference character 12. The handle 12 includes a pair of complementalgrips 13 of suitable material, preferably wood, which are mounted on thefree end portions of the jaws 5.

The grips 13 comprise substantially flat, opposed inner faces 14 havingelongated recesses 15 extending longitudinally thereinto from theforward ends thereof. The inner or bottom walls of the recesses 15 haveformed therein substantially U-shaped grooves or channels 16, seeFigures 5 and 6. The grooves 16 are for the reception of thesubstantially L-shaped free end portions 17 of the legs 10 of the jaws5. This is shown to advantage in Figure 4 of the drawing. It will benoted that the oppositely angularly bent extremities 18 of the legs 10are lapped in the bight portions of the substantially U- ,shaped grooves16. Thus, the grips 13 are positively anchored against longitudinalmovement on the jaws 5. The recesses 15 accommodate metallic plates 19which retain the elements 17 and 18 in the grooves 16. Suitable screws20 at spaced points in the grips 13 secure the plates 19 in the recesses15.

As will be seen best from Figure 1, the ends of each pair of curved legs10 of a jaw 5 adjacent the hinge 6 have substantially straight,substantially parallel end portions 22 connected by the bight portion 9,the two straight end portions 22 of the jaws projecting laterally andangularly therefrom, thereby offsetting the hinges of the jaws from thecurved legs.

It is thought that the use of the lifter will be readily apparent from aconsideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the jaws 5 are opened in themanner suggested in Figure l of the drawing and positioned astraddle theupper portion of the casserole or bowl to be lifted, as at 8. Throughthe medium of the grips 13, the jaws 5 are then closed on the bowl forfirmly gripping same in an obvious manner. With the substantially fiatinner faces 14 of the grips 13 in abutting engagement with each other orsubstantially so, the device with the bowl clamped therein may bereadily lifted with one hand gripping the handle 12. To remove the grips13 for any reason, it is only necessary to unscrew the bolts 20 thusdetaching the plates 19. The jaws 5 may be of various shapes anddimensions to accommodate different bowls, dishes or other containers.Also, the grips 13 may be attractively colored.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A glass bake oven ware lifter comprising a centrally located hinge, apair of substantially semi-circular jaws disposed at opposite ends ofsaid hinge, each of said jaws being in the form of a length of wire bentupon itself at intermediate points to provide spaced parallel legs forreceiving therebetween ears and flanges of oven ware, and anintermediate bight portion, said legs of each jaw having substantiallystraight end portions laterally offset therefrom and connected by saidbight portions, said hinge being in the form of a flat, straight straphaving end portions in the form of vertically disposed elongated hingeeyes, said bight portions extending through said eyes and beingrotatably journalled relative to said hinge, handles on said jaws, saidhandles having opposed faces, each of said opposed faces having an outerrecess terminating in an inner elongated generally U-shaped recess, saidlegs including end portions having opposed offset ends, said endportions being seated in said inner groove with said opposed offsetparts being disposed in overlapping relation, and a retaining platesecured in each of said outer recesses and engageable with said endportion of its respective handle and retaining the respective one ofsaid handles on said leg portions of said jaw.

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